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Dog Training at Winter, Why It’s So Important

Posted: December 6, 2022

Whilst I appreciate we are experiencing dark and cold days/nights we still need to ensure are dogs are walked and trained. I get so many enquiries at this time of year from prospective clients with recall and behavioural issues. Pulling […]

Puppy training Finley the Golden Retriever

Posted: December 1, 2022

Finley has been training with me from the age of 12 weeks. He’s now 6 months and his training is progressing well. By following my ‘The Tessleymoor Way’ training programme we have a dog that is listening on the lead […]

Sheepdog Training Skye my working border collie

Posted: November 30, 2022

Skye is 20 month old and wow she’s doing great with her training. Whilst I never had the intentions to trial her there’s the possibility I may do next year. For the moment we are both growing our working bond. […]

Aggressive Dog Behaviour from a Golden Retriever

Posted: November 30, 2022

Selva is a 12 month old Golden Retriever that over time has become more and more aggressive. Her owners are a young couple and despite seeking help from previous trainer her behaviour was becoming unbearable, to the point they may […]

Tess the Border Collie gets a new sheepdog working home

Posted: November 25, 2022

Life isn’t easy for many at the minute. With the ever increasing financial restraint on people and the increasing need to work more to keep a minimum standard of living, owning a dog sometimes can add to that stress. Tess […]

Happy ending for Stella in her new home

Posted: November 24, 2022

Stella is a beautiful 2 year old Springer Spaniel that’s had a great life with her owners, but unfortunately due to family curcumstances her owners had to make the difficult decision no find a new home for her. I’m happy […]

Consistency is the key to dog training

Posted: September 1, 2022

I say to everyone – consistency and only consistency is the key to dog training. This applies to every area of life with your dog. If you let you dog dash out of the door in front of you, why […]

Dog Training with a German Shepherd Puppy

Posted: August 28, 2022

I wrote about Maggie the German Shepherd puppy back in June after helping my friend find and purchase a breed pedigree pup. Maggie is now 20 weeks and becoming an amazing girl. Following my Tessleymoor Way training programme it shows […]

Kill A Dog With Kindness

Posted: August 15, 2022

As a society we overlove our dogs. The expression ‘kill a dog with kindness’ is more true now than ever. With so many people still working from home, dogs are over indulged. They have constant company and spend a lot […]

Too Hot To Handle: Working Dogs In Extreme Heat

Posted: August 14, 2022

This week has seen temperatures soaring to over 30 degrees, which has led to considerations about working dogs in extreme heat. I have had no lessons with client and their dogs as it’s not easy to get either to focus […]